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Primeape, the Pig Monkey Pokémon — Fighting-type Pokémon official artwork
fighting
Primeape
ID:#57Pig Monkey Pokémon
Height
1.0m
Weight
32.0kg
Catch Rate
75
Exp
159

Primeape Pokémon Yellow: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Primeape in Pokémon Yellow. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 37 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Yellow
Kanto

Primeape Pokemon Yellow Pokedex Entry

It stops being angry only when nobody else is around. To view this moment is very difficult.

Pokemon Yellow Primeape Sprites

Primeape front-facing sprite from Pokémon YellowPrimary
Primeape back-facing sprite from Pokémon YellowReverse

Pokémon Yellow Primeape Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Primeape via various methods in Pokémon Yellow.

MoveTypeRequirement
Karate ChopfightingLv. 1
ScratchnormalLv. 1
LeernormalLv. 1
Low KickfightingLv. 1
Low KickfightingLv. 9
Karate ChopfightingLv. 15
Fury SwipesnormalLv. 21
Focus EnergynormalLv. 27
RagenormalLv. 28
Seismic TossfightingLv. 37
ScreechnormalLv. 45
ThrashnormalLv. 46

End of Move Database

Pokémon Yellow Primeape Locations

Primeape can only be caught in Pokémon Yellow at Kanto Route 23 Area, where it appears at Lv. 41 by walking through tall grass with a 4% encounter rate.

Kanto Route 23 Area

2 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 41
    4%Very Rare
  • walk
    Lv. 46
    1%Very Rare